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Nominations for the UP Awards are over.
Everyone could nominate themselves or others till September 27th, 23:59 (Lisbon Time)
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Eligibility Criteria for each Category:
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Business to Consumer Startup that over the last year has shown notable development, in terms of service, product, growth, sales, communication, impact.
Criteria: tech startup, with at least one Portuguese founder and one office in Portugal. Less than 4 years of existence until 1st September 2015.
Glossary: “B2C” – business to consumer, means that you are selling a product or a service to a final costumer. “Tech startup” – startup with an associated technology or innovative business model.
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Business to Business Startup that over the last year has shown notable development, in terms of service, product, growth, sales, communication, impact.
Criteria: tech startup, with at least one Portuguese founder and one office in Portugal. Less than 4 years of existence until 1st September 2015.
Glossary: “B2B” – business to business, means that you are selling a product or service to other businesses. “Tech startup” – startup with an associated technology or innovative business model.
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Individual that over the last year has shown great leadership skills and an ambitious vision.
Criteria: founder of a startup that follows the same criteria as the B2C Startup of the Year and B2B Startup of the Year.
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The Acceleration Program that over the last year has shown notable development, in terms of impact in the startups that has been accelerating and the surrounding startup community.
Criteria: have had at least one acceleration program on national territory during the eligibility period; The length of the acceleration program has to be at least two months.
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Startup incubator that over the last year has shown notable support of startups through business development services and provided workspace in a rent-based model.
Criteria: have a minimum of 10 incubated startups during the eligibility period.
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Individual or organization that has been recognized over the last year, either because of the amount invested, a specific early investment (or the realization of it) or an exit, or the impact in the ecosystem.
Criteria: have a minimum of 5 investments during the eligibility period. Total amount invested of at least 100.000€ during the eligibility period.
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Most promising technology transfer (from university to the market) that happened over the last year.
Criteria: License agreement obtained during the eligibility period. Due to the lack of eligible technologies we had to extend the eligibility period.
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University that over the last year has been recognized by its effort to promote entrepreneurship, either through formal education or other types of programs.
Criteria: any Portuguese Higher Education Institution can apply. Ex. Universities, Polytechnic, etc..
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Individual that over the last year has provided startup news coverage, showing notable knowledge and a fresh perspective.
Criteria: have a minimum of 10 articles written and published on blogs, online news, newspapers and magazines during the eligibility period.
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An office space that deserves the recognition for its impact in the startup ecosystem and for creating an environment that fosters innovation and collaboration.
Criteria: have a minimum of 10 co-workers and 3 events hosted during the eligibility period.
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Gold
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Silver
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